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capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs] / kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /


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Normally, Colorado case law takes a relatively capacious view of how a crime’s “gravity” should be measured.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Theatergoers of today rarely if ever encounter the workings of a mind so capacious in its interests and abilities as his.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

“The crossword is a uniquely capacious artifact ready to absorb and recast any group’s predilections and passions into puzzle form,” he writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

In the three works by Ibarra on the program, she proved a capacious sonic visionary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

The midwife lifted her skirt and dug down into a capacious pocket made in her petticoat.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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